WFNZ (AM)

WFNZ
Charlotte, North Carolina;
Broadcast area	Metrolina
Frequency	610 kHz
Branding	102.5 The Block
Programming
Format	Urban contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Urban One; (Radio One of North Carolina, LLC);
Sister stations	WBT (AM); WBT-FM; WFNZ-FM; WLNK; WOSF; WPZS;
History
First air date	1941
Former call signs	WAYS (1941–1984); WROQ (1984–1986); WAES (1986–1990); WROQ (1990–1991); WGKL (1991); WAQS (1991–1994); WRFX (1994–1995);
Call sign meaning	"Fans" (previous format)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	53974
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts (day); 1,000 watts (night);
Transmitter coordinates	35°17′53″N 80°53′40″W / 35.29806°N 80.89444°W
Translator(s)	102.5 W273DA (Charlotte)
Repeater(s)	105.3-2 WOSF-HD2 (Gaffney, South Carolina)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	theblockcharlotte.com

WFNZ (610 kHz), known on air as "102.5 The Block", is a commercial AM radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina. Owned by Urban One, the station airs an urban contemporary radio format. Its studios and offices are at 1 Julian Price Place.

WFNZ uses a directional antenna and transmits with 5,000 watts by day. At night, it reduces power to 1,000 watts, sending most of its signal to the east, to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 610 and adjacent frequencies. The transmitter is at the site of its former studios on Radio Road in the Oakdale neighborhood of Northwest Charlotte.^[2] Programming is also heard on 200-watt FM translator W273DA at 102.5 MHz.^[3] That translator is fed by the HD2 subchannel of sister station WOSF 105.3 FM.

^ "Facility Technical Data for WFNZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Radio-Locator.com/WFNZ
^ Radio-Locator.com/W273DA

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WFNZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] Radio-Locator.com/WFNZ

[3] Radio-Locator.com/W273DA

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